After months of waiting for a new television, I got a new Full HD LCD TV - The Samsung Series 6: LA40B650T1M.
Pictures
Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
Technical Details
My Review
The Good
After months of searching I have found that Samsung TVs have one of the best designs on the television market. The sleek and modern design matches any type of furniture. The touch of red on the perimeter TV frame looks awesome to me. Everything comes in place with what Samsung call their Crystal Design. The base of the stand is totally made of glass!
The picture quality is stunning right out of the box. I also found out that the picture quality is a lot more sharper on analogue channels compared to other LCD TVs, all this is enhanced by what Samsung call the Ultra Clear Panel. What's best is that videos which are not sharp, become sharp! The contrast is really stunning when it comes to movies with dark scenes. The colour is vibrant and vivid, you can even change the settings to make it look better than the real thing.
The speakers are mediocre, if you are not an audiophile, there shouldn't be a problem. Good thing about this speakers is that, it's placed below the TV so it can't be seen.
One very good feature which comes bundled with this TV is that it is the only TV on the market which allows you to play movies, songs and photos through a flash drive or HDD on the USB ports. It is one of the only TVs on the market which allows you to play a wide range videos formats, e.g. mkv, avi, mp4.
This TV also has a feature which allows you to play Youtube videos. Not really useful for me, but good for the "youtube people".
The Bad
Movie played through flash devices do not support the DTS audio format. A little too expensive. Speakers could be of higher quality.
The bottom line
Overall, a very good LCD TV with sharp and vibrant picture quality and advanced features. I compared this TV side to side with a Sony TV of the same price and found that colours to be much more vibrant and crisp. I'd say it's worth the buy.
Rating
9/10 - Could be a little cheaper though.
EDIT 26 may 2010
After using this TV for about a year, it's still running fine and has not given me any problems.
If you have any questions about this TV, please feel free to drop by this topic. You have to register for free here: http://www.GeekPolice.net/profile.forum?mode=register to post a question.
Cheers!
Last edited by Doctor Inferno on 26th May 2010, 12:20 pm; edited 3 times in total
Pictures
Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
- 40-inch LCD HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution for the sharpest picture possible and red Touch of Color design
- Auto Motion Plus 100Hz for amazingly fluid motion, 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 4ms response time, Wide Color Enhancer 3 for more vivid colors
- Flickr, YouTube via your broadband connection; side-mounted USB port for displaying JPEG/MPEG files and listening to MP3 audio
- Inputs: 4 HDMI-CEC, 2 component, 2 composite, 1 PC, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 optical digital audio output
- Includes removable stand; measures 39.2 x 27.8 x 10 inches with stand; 15-watt x 2 bottom mounted speakers with subwoofer
Technical Details
- 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
- Fast 4ms response time
- Picture-in-Picture
- Game Mode
- Crystal neck Swivel Stand
- 4 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) version 1.3: (3 rear/1 side)
- PC input
- USB: 2 (side)
- DIMENSIONS (WXHXD): TV with stand: 995.1 x 707.0 x 255.0mm, TV without stand: 995.1 x 650.4 x 78.6mm
- WEIGHT: TV with stand weight: 19.1 Kg.
My Review
The Good
After months of searching I have found that Samsung TVs have one of the best designs on the television market. The sleek and modern design matches any type of furniture. The touch of red on the perimeter TV frame looks awesome to me. Everything comes in place with what Samsung call their Crystal Design. The base of the stand is totally made of glass!
The picture quality is stunning right out of the box. I also found out that the picture quality is a lot more sharper on analogue channels compared to other LCD TVs, all this is enhanced by what Samsung call the Ultra Clear Panel. What's best is that videos which are not sharp, become sharp! The contrast is really stunning when it comes to movies with dark scenes. The colour is vibrant and vivid, you can even change the settings to make it look better than the real thing.
The speakers are mediocre, if you are not an audiophile, there shouldn't be a problem. Good thing about this speakers is that, it's placed below the TV so it can't be seen.
One very good feature which comes bundled with this TV is that it is the only TV on the market which allows you to play movies, songs and photos through a flash drive or HDD on the USB ports. It is one of the only TVs on the market which allows you to play a wide range videos formats, e.g. mkv, avi, mp4.
This TV also has a feature which allows you to play Youtube videos. Not really useful for me, but good for the "youtube people".
The Bad
Movie played through flash devices do not support the DTS audio format. A little too expensive. Speakers could be of higher quality.
The bottom line
Overall, a very good LCD TV with sharp and vibrant picture quality and advanced features. I compared this TV side to side with a Sony TV of the same price and found that colours to be much more vibrant and crisp. I'd say it's worth the buy.
Rating
9/10 - Could be a little cheaper though.
EDIT 26 may 2010
After using this TV for about a year, it's still running fine and has not given me any problems.
If you have any questions about this TV, please feel free to drop by this topic. You have to register for free here: http://www.GeekPolice.net/profile.forum?mode=register to post a question.
Cheers!
Last edited by Doctor Inferno on 26th May 2010, 12:20 pm; edited 3 times in total
